Utah Administrative Code

The Utah Administrative Code is the body of all effective administrative rules as compiled and organized by the Division
of Administrative Rules (Subsection 63G-3-102(5); see also Sections 63G-3-701 and 702).

NOTE: For a list of rules that have been made effective since February 1, 2015, please see the codification segue page.

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B. "Inservice" means training in which current teachers or individuals who have previously received
a standard or basic teaching certificate may participate to renew a certificate, teach in another subject area or teach at
another grade level.

C. "Courses" or "workshops" means an academic experience led and evaluated by an instructor. Courses
are scheduled over several weeks duration; workshops are completed within a week. Courses and workshops require outside
readings or completion of other assignments or both.

D. "Independent study" means an educational experience outside of courses or workshops. Independent
study requires prior approval of the state or district professional development or inservice coordinator and a determination
by that person of the requirements and credit warranted.

E. "Conference" means an educational event with a varied agenda offering a choice of sessions.

A. This rule is authorized by Utah Constitution Article X, Section 3 which vests general control and
supervision of public education in the Board, Section 53A-1-402(1)(a) which allows the Board to make rules regarding the
qualifications of personnel providing direct student services and the certification of educators, and Section 53A-1-401(3)
which allows the Board to adopt rules in accordance with its responsibilities.

B. The purpose of this rule is to establish definitions and standards for inservice instruction
especially as it relates to teacher certification.

A. Credit is available in half-credit units, beginning with one-half credit and up to three credits
per educational experience.

B. Upon completion of the inservice experience, credit shall be awarded as follows:

(1) Sponsor submits an alphabetized list of participants' names and social security numbers to a
school district, the subject specific USOE section, or designated educational agency;

(2) Subject specific USOE sections, district inservice coordinators, or designated educational
agencies shall enter the names and social security numbers of the inservice participant on the computer listing screen.
This information shall then be transferred by the USOE Certification Section to the individuals' certification files.

(3) Certificates of Completion may be issued by individual school districts for teacher use, but such
certificates shall not be honored by the USOE Certification Section as verification of inservice completion.

(3) Conferences: no specific credit awarded unless a conference could also satisfy the criteria for
a workshop or independent study. If so, credit may be issued upon prior approval by the USOE Certification Section of the
experience.

(4) Consistent with R277-519-4A, inservice credit is available in half-credit units.